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Does an ETB effect trigger it's own card's triggered ability? (lemm.ee)
submitted 8 months ago by Batadon@lemm.ee to c/mtg@mtgzone.com
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See title, for example [[Generous Patron]]. It's a long running question I had with a friend, and we kind of came to the conclusion that the answer is no because the creature doesn't yet exist when the ETB resolves.

But I gave it some thought again because it feels so weird that so many cards have this kind of effect and supposedly it doesn't get triggered. Does anyone have a definitive answer to this? Would be great if you can refer to the official rulings.

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[–] pathief@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yes, no doubt. If you place counters, you get a card. Period.

You don't get cards if no counters are placed or Generous Patron is killed before counters are placed.